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2000 California Environmental Scorecard, You Can Read the Specifics E-Mail: Ecovote@Ecovote.Org Ecovote Online: of the Bills We Worked On 2000 CALIFORNIA 27th Annual Guide to Environmental Legislation and Votes ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD California League of Conservation Voters January 2001 Northern California Office: MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1212 Broadway, Suite 630 Oakland, CA 94612 With more leaders than usual claiming to be good for the environment, the California ph: 510.271.0900; fax: 510.271.0901 League of Conservation Voters plunged into this past legislative session with high expecta- tions. In some ways our expectations were met – this year every single bill used in the Southern California Office: Scorecard to rate politicians is a bill that is good for the environment. That means to 10780 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 210 Los Angeles, CA 90025 receive a good score, politicians were challenged to vote "yes" and many of them did. Ph: 310.441.4162; fax: 310.441.1685 However, the final tally of "yes" votes doesn’t tell the entire story. Inside the pages of the 2000 California Environmental Scorecard, you can read the specifics E-mail: [email protected] Ecovote Online: www.ecovote.org of the bills we worked on. While we do have some satisfying victories, we also report on the ways in which our leaders failed us, watering down good bills before they were signed, or CLCV Staff: letting them die in committee. Jon Rainwater, Executive Director The serious problems facing California will require a bolder and more determined David Allgood, Southern California Director approach by our political leaders in 2001. Felicia Chavez, Membership Assistant Mike Cluster, Membership Administrator The state energy crisis is high on everyone’s agenda. But the state legislature and the Carol Handelman, Administrative Director Governor must take bold steps to address the issue. Recent surveys in California suggest Jason Hatch, Outreach Director that the vast majority of residents, as high at 89%, are trying to cut back on electricity Elis Imboden, Administrative Associate use. Better efforts at energy conservation and a move to clean and renewable power gen- Scott Leathers, Field Membership Manager eration must be a significant part of any legislative proposal to address this problem. Jan Lee, Assistant to the Executive Director Water quality continues to rank high on the list of priorities for Californians. The sources Rico Mastrodonato, Membership Director of water pollution are widespread, and their impacts are great. Whether it is underground Ken Nicholson, Membership Manager storage tanks leaking MTBE, pesticides and fertilizers that run off farm fields into rivers, Robert A. Pérez, Communications Director urban runoff into coastal and inland waters, or industrial pollutants discharged directly Sarah Rose, Political Director into waterways, pollution threatens our drinking water, our beaches, and our fisheries. We Rodney Scott, Development Director must do a better job of reducing all sources of water pollution and holding polluters Mark States, Administrative Associate accountable. Mark Welther, Membership Director We’ve had some strong legislative victories in the last few years related to children’s Legislative Advocate: health. Nonetheless, children remain the most vulnerable among us when it comes to Pete Price, Price Consulting environmentally related illness. Exposure to lead, especially in schools where children spend a large part of their day, is a serious issue that must be addressed. Membership Representatives: Amy Anderson, Tom Bates, Ryan Bell, Finally, strong environmental laws are only as good as our ability to enforce them. The Christie Diedrick, Erin Hardie, agencies responsible for enforcing our environmental laws are seriously underfunded. Alejo Hernandez, Amarina Kealoha, After 16 years of neglect under the two previous administrations, Governor Davis now Dave Krzysik, Susan Orren, has the opportunity and responsibility to commit more resources in his budget for better Lillian Phaeton, Tasha Robbins, enforcement of our existing environmental laws. Jesse Roseman, Dauphne Ruffner, So for those who have weathered with us the tides of environmental support in Ahimsa Sumchai, Julia Tidwell, Sacramento over the decades, thank you for understanding our work is never done. And Monica Wesolowska, Betty Jane Wilhoit for those here for the first time, please join us. We want more than your vote and more than your money. We want the clout that comes from having so many Californians Editor: Robert A. Pérez behind us that we can convince all politicians, no matter what their past records, that they Contributors: Ann Notthoff, Pete Price, must do better. Our state, and our planet, deserve it. Jon Rainwater, Sarah Rose, Dauphne Ruffner, Monica Wesolowska Permission granted to quote from or reproduce portions of this publication if Jon Rainwater properly credited. Executive Director Printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks. Voting Index ......................................................4 CONTENTS Five-Year Averages ............................................5 Designed by Mark Deitch & Associates, Political Action for The Agenda: Bill Descriptions ........................6 - 7 Inc., Burbank. www.websitedesigns.com Environmental Protection....................................1 Assembly Floor Votes ..................................8 - 11 Notes on the Scorecard ......................................1 Senate Floor Votes ....................................12 - 13 Executive Summary ............................................2 Regional Scores ........................................14 - 15 Best & Worst ......................................................3 2001 Legislative Roster ....................................16 2000 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD CLCV: POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLCV BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ruth Hunter, President Paul Growald, Chairman Charles Grace, Chairman Emeritus The California League of Conservation Voters is the non-partisan political action Kimo Campbell, Vice President, Northern CA arm of California’s environmental movement. For over 25 years, CLCV’s mission Cliff Gladstein, Vice President, Southern CA Ann Notthoff, Endorsements Committee Chair has been to protect the environmental quality of the state by working to elect V. John White, Program Committee and environmentally responsible candidates to state and federal office, then holding Audit Committee Chair Fran Diamond, Nominating Committee Chair them accountable to the environmental agenda. Thomas Adams, Development Committee Chair Larry Wan, Treasurer CLCV conducts rigorous research on candidates and concentrates on the races Doug Linney, Secretary where our resources can make a difference. We back our endorsements with Dian Grueneich, Immediate Past President expertise, assisting candidates with the media, fundraising and grassroots Sally Bingham organizing strategies they need to win. We work to educate voters, then help get Melinda Bittan out the vote on Election Day. Ann Boren Felicia Chavez Karen Edson CLCV is also a legislative watchdog. Each year, we track scores of environmental Dr. Alan Harper bills and votes in Sacramento and work to make sure legislators hear from Jason Hatch environmental voters. At session’s end we publish the California Environmental Jennifer Hernandez Wendy James Scorecard to help voters distinguish between the rhetoric and the reality of a George Minter lawmaker’s record. John A. Perez Steve Rosin The Scorecard records the most important environmental votes of each legislative Sam Schuchat year. Now in its 27th year, the Scorecard – distributed to 30,000 CLCV members, Jan Sharpless other environmental organizations and the news media – is the authoritative source on the state’s environmental politics. ADVISORY COUNCIL Ruben Aronin, Earth Communications Office David Chatfield, Californians for Pesticide Reform ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Michael Bennet Cline, Train Riders Assn. Of CA Antonio De La Rosa, LA Center for Law and Justice CLCV thanks the following organizations for their contributions to the 2000 Gail Rudderman Feuer, Natural Resources Scorecard: American Lung Association, Audubon Society, Californians Against Defense Council, LA Waste, California Native Plant Society, California Public Interest Research Group, John Gamboa, Greenlining Institute Mark Gold, Heal the Bay Clean Water Action, Friends of the River, Environmental Defense, Environmental Antonio Gonzalez, Southwest Voter Registration Project Working Group, Mark Deitch and Associates, Mountain Lion Foundation, Juana Gutierrez, Madres del Este de Los Angeles Natural Resources Defense Council, Planning and Conservation League, Price Randy Hayes, Rainforest Action Network Bonnie Holmes-Gen, American Lung Association Consulting, Sierra Club California and V. John White Associates. Brian Huse, National Parks & Conservation Association David Lewis, Save San Francisco Bay Association Micci Martinez, Clean Water Action John McCaull, Audubon Society Monica Moore, Pesticide Action Network Marilyn Morton, The Ethnic Coalition NOTES ON THE SCORECARD Mark Murray, Californians Against Waste Mel Nutter, League for Coastal Protection This edition of the California Environmental Scorecard evaluates floor votes Buck Parker, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund in the 2000 session of the Legislature on 17 key environmental bills. Dave Phillips, Earth Island Institute Gary Phillips, Multicultural Collaborative Bills listed are not all the environmental bills of the session, but those judged Betsy Reifsnider, Friends of the River most important by a consensus
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